TC Electronic G-System Owner's manual

Brand: TC Electronic

Model: G-System

Type: Owner's manual

TC Electronic G-System is a powerful guitar effects processor that offers a wide range of features and capabilities to enhance your playing. With its intuitive user interface, you can easily create and edit your own custom patches, or choose from a library of presets to get you started. The G-System also features a built-in looper, a tuner, and a noise gate, making it a versatile tool for any guitarist.

G-SYSTEM ADDENDUM FOR SOFTWARE 4.0

Vintage Univibe (mod block)

The Vintage Univibe is an emulation of the classic rotary

speaker effect. The effects that can be achieved range

from a “phasey”, thick chorus to lush vibrato.

By switching between the two Speed settings, you will

get a noticeable speed change similar to the effect you

hear when the rotary speaker in a Leslie is turned on/off.

As you will discover though, Univibe is not a Leslie, but

rather has a character of its own.

Speed 1 & Speed 2

Range: 150 Hz to 10 kHz

Two speed settings can be set. By assigning a G-System

switch or an external controller to switch between the two

speeds, you can “shift gears”. The greater the difference

between the two settings, the more noticeable the

change in speed will be.

Depth

Range: 0 to 100 %

Defines the intensity of the pitch modulation.

Tempo 1 & Tempo 2

Range: Ignored, 1 to 1/32T

(T= Triplet & D= Dotted)

When set to any value between 1 and 1/32T, the Global

Tempo is subdivided according to this setting. When set

to “Ignored”, the speed set using the Speed parameter is

used instead.

The Tap Master parameter – located in the Global

menu – specifies whether the Global tempo or the

tempo set by the Speed parameter in each preset

should be used at preset change.

Attack

Range: 0.05 to 5 sec

The attack parameter defines the time it takes for the

effect to go from slow to fast.

Beware that the parameters; Speed 1 and Speed 2, have

the same range and it is up to you whether Speed 1 or

Speed 2 is the slowest/fastest.

Release

Range: 0.05 to 5 sec

Opposite to the Attack parameter, Release defines the

time that the effect takes to switch from the faster Speed

setting to the slower one.

Select

Settings: Speed 1 / Speed 2

Use this parameter to specify whether Speed 1 or Speed

2 is the default setting for the effect. If you assign a

Modifier to this parameter, you can switch between the

two speeds e.g. by using a MIDI pedal to send a MIDI

CC message.

This manual addendum explains the new features in G-System software 4.0

Before we look at the details let us make sure that you get your G-System software updated correctly.

• First download the software updater from http://www.tcelectronic.com/g-systemsoftware to a location on your computer

where you can easily find it again, e.g. on your desktop.

• Then connect G-System to your computer using a USB cable.

• Make sure that your G-System is powered up and then click on the software updater.

• Do NOT

turn off or remove power from G-System while the software is uploaded.

Prod No: E60520011

UNIVIBE

BpMode

Settings: Direct/Delayed

This parameter defines how the effect behaves when the

effect is bypassed and when switching between Speed 1

and Speed 2 within the same preset. When "Direct" is

selected, Univibe is switched off immediately. When

"Delayed" is selected, you will hear that the speed slows

down gradually according to the setting of the "Release"

parameter.

PhaseReverse

Settings: Off/On

By turning the phase 180°, you will get a very intense

effect. Just try it!

Mix

Range: 0 to 100 %

This parameter sets the relationship between the level of

the dry signal and the level of the effect in this block.

OutLev – Out Level

Range: -100 to 0 dB

This parameter sets the overall output level for this

effect.

Modern Univibe

Although it is equipped with the same parameters as the

Classic Univibe, the Modern variation sounds quite

different – slightly less “swirly”, more radical and with

more phasing.

Doubler

The Doubler effect simulates the phenomenon occurring

when two guitars play the exact same riff. Even though

the intention is to play the exact same notes at the exact

same time, the reality is that there is always a small

deviation in time and pitch between the two guitars. This

is exactly what makes that cool doubler effect. Try

playing around with the delay time, and use the Side

parameter to spread the sound if you play in stereo. A

small deviation in pitch also enhances the perception of

two guitars playing at the same time. Set the amount

using the Pitch parameter.

Delay

Range: 3 to 60 ms

Delays the signal in the channel selected by the Side

parameter. This is the key parameter in the Doubler

effect. It is difficult to advise on a specific setting. It all

depends on how far apart your cabinets are placed and

the listening position. If the cabinets are miked for PA try

consulting the sound engineer to get the effect you want.

Even a few milliseconds of delay will give a wide doubler

feeling. - Set too high you might find the result a bit

blurred.

Pitch

Range: -20 to +20

Sets the pitch of the processed signal. A slight change of

pitch on the processed signal is ideal to best simulate a

second guitar player playing the exact same notes as

you.

Side

Range: L (Left) or R (Right)

With this parameter you decide which channel is

delayed.

OutLev – Out Level

Range: -100 dB to 0 dB

This parameter sets the overall output level for this

effect.

Enable

Range: On or Off

Determines whether the effect is active or not.

DOUBLER (PITCH BLOCK)

Killdry - Utility menu

Range: On/off

When using G-System in a parallel setup or in a parallel

loop, the Kill Dry function comes in handy. With Kill Dry

activated, no direct signal is passed to the outputs of

G-System.

A few comments regarding the Kill Dry function and a

parallel setup:

First of all:

• In such a setup, we recommend using the Parallel

routing.

• When the Kill Dry parameter is set to “On”, no clean

signal is passed to the outputs, and the “Mix”

parameter changes to “Wet” in all algorithms.

You should also be aware that the way the signal is

routed in a parallel loop is similar to the signal path

within a mixer. The signal is split: One part runs

unprocessed to the output and never passes the

actual effects processor. The other part of the signal

is processed within G-System and summed with the

unprocessed signal. Therefore, you will not get to

enjoy the benefits from all effects when running a

parallel setup. This goes especially for level-based

effects such as Tremolo and Panner, but the

Chorus/Flanger Phaser, Vibrato and Pitch blocks.

MISC. - KILL DRY SERIAL 2 ROUTING

Serial 2 Routing

The Serial 2 routing is a variation of the Serial routing

that allows you to apply modulation effects to the delay

repeats only.

The advantage of the Serial 2 routing is that with

longer delay times, you can use rather extreme

modulation effects without blurring the dry signal.

TC Electronic G-System Owner's manual

TC Electronic G-System Owner's manual

TC Electronic G-System Owner's manual

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